How YouTube Stories work and who can use them.
Today we are going to explain how YouTube Stories work. This is a new functionality that Google has implemented for all YouTube users who have a certain number of followers, a new way with which its creators will be able to reach their audience with a story system similar to that of Instagram or Snapchat.
We are going to start the article by explaining to you what these YouTube Stories are and who can use them. And then, as we always do, we will explain step by step how you can use them if you meet the necessary requirements to have them activated.
What is and who can use YouTube Stories
At the end of 2017, Google announced its intention to create a YouTube Stories system. It is a tool designed only for creators, so that they can create short stories like the ones that Snapchat popularized and have been widely adopted by Facebook in several of its applications.
It is therefore about an alternative to Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat stories. In fact, the interface is very similar to that used by these applications, and allows you to take photos or upload videos and add all kinds of filters, writings and masks. All this through its mobile application.
After several months of testing, YouTube stories can now be used by all YouTube users who have more than 10,000 subscribers. This figure is what Google has established to differentiate content creators from other users of its video application.
In the event that you have more of those subscribers and you have not received the function yet, rest assured, because it may take a few hours or days to deploy and reach everyone. Even so, as you will see below, you should have it in the menu that appears when you click on the camera icon within the mobile application.
How to create YouTube Stories
If you meet the requirements to be able to create Stories on YouTube, what you have to do to be able to use them is to open their mobile application. In her, click on the camera icon at the top of the screen, which is used to add new content through the app.
A small Create menu will open at the bottom of the application in which you have several options for creating content. In the, click on the History option to enter the interface from which to create a story.
The screen from which you can record the stories will open. In her, make a single press on the circular button below to take a photo that you want to use as a story. You can also choose to hold down the button if you want to record a video. To the right of this button you will see flash options and toggle between front and rear cameras.
Once you record the video or take the photo that you want to use as a story, you will be able to proceed to edit it with several options that you have in the upper right part of the screen. To get started, you will be able to add filters like those of Instagram to give the image a specific color different from the natural one.
You will also have the option of add texts to video or image of your History. The interface here is also like that of Instagram and you can write with various styles, choose the alignment of the letters, the color and the size. You can also move the text to place it on the part of the screen you want.
Stickers will also be a possibility when it comes to personalizing your story. In this case, these will be a little different from the ones you can find in other applications with the Stories function, since they are oriented to youtuber and video creation themes.
And that’s it, as you can see in this screenshot, the three options to add stickers, text and filters are in the top right. Once your edit is finished, click on the Publish button to publish the YouTube Story on your profile. If you prefer to wait, at the bottom right you also have a Save button to store the creation on your mobile.
